American seeks out TPG for Japan Airlines bid (Dealscape

American Airlines Inc. is looking to team with private equity giant TPG Capital to boost its bid for a stake in Japan Airlines Corp.

Fort Worth-based American is trying to prevent Japan Air from switching from its Oneworld global alliance to rival SkyTeam. Delta Air Lines Inc. has already offered JAL, headed for its fourth loss in five years, hundreds of millions of dollars to make the jump.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? American seeks out TPG for Japan Airlines bid Posted on November 11, 2009 5:00 PM American Airlines Inc. is looking to team with private equity giant TPG Capital to boost its bid for a stake in Japan Airlines Corp. Fort Worth-based American is trying to prevent Japan Air from switching from its Oneworld global alliance to rival SkyTeam. Delta Air Lines Inc. has already offered JAL, headed for its fourth loss in five years, hundreds of millions of dollars to make the jump. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 69 in-depth transaction records for TPG 44 in-depth reports of PE deals in the Transportation sector 23 articles related to Japan Airlines Corp. 12 in-depth transaction records for American Airlines 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Nortel Networks Lazard Terra Firma Capital Partners Permira Adler & Co. Antitrust Bankruptcy and rights offerings Birds Eye Foods Inc. Shearman & Sterling LLP Skadden Arps		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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